Gautam Adani’s salary is lower than the heads of almost all large family-owned conglomerates in India.
Gautam Adani vs Sunil Bharti Mittal vs Mukesh Ambani salary comparison: In a significant turn of developments, a new report by Fortune India has declared the salary of Gautam Adani, the chairman of the multi-billion-dollar Adani Group. As per the report, India’s second richest business tycoon received a total remuneration of Rs 10.41 crore in the financial year ending March 31, 2025. Here is a comparison of his salary with his peers like Bharti Airtel Founder Sunil Bharti Mittal, Infosys CEO Salil S Parekh and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani.
Details on Gautam Adani’s remuneration
As per the media report, Gautam Adani’s remuneration was drawn from nine of his listed companies. His remuneration for 2024-25 from the group’s flagship firm Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) included Rs 2.26 crore salary and another Rs 28 lakh in perquisites, allowances and other benefits. The total earnings from AEL at Rs 2.54 crore was higher than Rs 2.46 crore in the previous fiscal.
Besides, he drew Rs 7.87 crore from Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) – – Rs 1.8 crore salary and Rs 6.07 crore commission. This compared with Rs 6.8 crore he received from APSEZ in 2023-24.
More notably, Gautam Adani ranks 20th globally, with an estimated net worth of $84.7 billion as per the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.
Guatam Adani’s salary vs Mukesh Ambani’s salary
Billionaire Gautam Adani’s salary is lower than the heads of almost all large family-owned conglomerates in India. While the richest Indian, Mukesh Ambani, has been foregoing his entire salary since Covid-19 broke out, prior to which he had capped his remuneration at Rs 15 crore, Adani’s remuneration is much lower than telecom czar Sunil Bharti Mittal (Rs 32.27 crore in 2023-24), Rajiv Bajaj (Rs 53.75 crore in FY24), Pawan Munjal (Rs 109 crore in FY24), L&T Chairman S N Subrahmanyan (Rs 76.25 crore in FY25) and Infosys CEO Salil S Parekh (Rs 80.62 crore in FY25).
(With inputs from agencies)
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